title: Correlation between the level of urinary D-glucaric acid and the degree of activation of masked compound (FT-207) in cancer patients.
abstract: Phenobarbital stimulates the induction of liver microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme, namely, cytochrome P-450, which enhances the rate of conversion of FT-207 to 5-FU, the active substance. When FT-207 is administered in combination with phenobarbital to cancer patients, the fluctuation in level of the drug-metabolizing enzyme, cytochrome P-450, should be taken into consideration. Therefore, it was investigated whether the urinary level of D-glucaric acid could be of value as an indicator for the evaluation of the activation of masked compounds, such as FT-207. The level of D-glucaric acid in urine was lower in cancer patients than in normal controls. The correlation between the level of urinary D-glucaric acid and that of 5-FU, which is an active metabolite of FT-207, in blood was statistically significant. The level of D-glucaric acid in urine was of use as an indicator for the evaluation of the activation of masked compounds, such as FT-207, in cancer chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001711:Biotransformation; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D005937:Glucaric Acid / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D013400:Sugar Acids / Q000652:urine*; D005641:Tegafur / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013400:Sugar Acids; D005641:Tegafur; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D005937:Glucaric Acid; D005472:Fluorouracil